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Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and Northern Norway, this book examines whether ‘bottom-up’ systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources. ...
George Stoops, a world expert on thin section analysis, presents the most up-to-date system of analysis and description of soil and regolith materials as seen in thin sections. Scientists and students from archaeology to pedology will appreciate the introduction of micromorphology, the thorough treatment of all features that may be encountered, and especially the ...
Cassini At Saturn – Huygens Results brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Cassini entered orbit around Saturn June 2004 so this update includes 8 months of scientific data available for review, including the most spectacular images of Saturn, its rings and satellites ever obtained by ...
Although the application of systems approaches in agricultural research and natural resource management is a rather new field, there is already increasing demand for implementation of these approaches. This will require a critical mass of specialists in national agricultural research systems and international agricultural research centers. While these ...
Six Inches of Soil the film and this companion book is the inspiring story of British farmers standing up to the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities. ...
The Pellet Handbook The Production and Thermal Utilization of Biomass Pellets Biomass pellets are a suitable fuel type for a wide range of applications, from stoves and central heating systems up to large-scale plants, and with practically complete automation in all these capacities. ...
Exploring the concept of fragmentation, the ecological processes interrupted by fragmentation, and the social consequences of fragmented landscapes, this book presents a timely synthesis on the effects of fragmentation on arid and semi-arid pastoral systems throughout the world. The global significance of the world’s rangelands is large, with these arid and semi-arid ...
The recent confluence of high throughput methodology for biological data gathering, genome-scale sequencing, and computational processing power has driven a reinvention and expansion of the way we identify, infer, model, and store relationships between molecules, pathways, and cells in living organisms. In Computational Systems Biology, expert investigators contribute chapters which bring ...
Written in a concise, straightforward style, the book presents examples of clinical applications (methods, techniques, models, and services) in varying climates and agricultural systems, documenting up-to-date ...
This book addresses the theoretical background necessary to accomplish planning and management of groundwater systems, and presents up to date applications of the decision-aid techniques in this field. Groundwater systems play an essential role in meeting the ever increasing use of water for different purposes. Proper design and management of ...
You get 80 of the most current ASTM standards to: • Evaluate the precision of test measurements • Develop in-house precision and bias for test methodology • Improve quality control systems • Keep up-to-date with the most current statistical terminologyStandards will be automatically updated as ...
Implement an effective and efficient ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) with this up-to-date Guide to ensure environmental compliance and improve your organization's overall environmental performance. ...
Once you have set up your ISO 14001 Environmental Management System you will need to perform regularly scheduled internal audits. This shows you how the system is working and how you can continue to improve it. This economical training package provides you with the course content and information you need to present an interactive training for ...
The purpose of this book is to illustrate how models of complex systems are built up and to provide indispensable mathematical tools for studying their dynamics. ...